Legal Opinion
Harris v. District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 20, 1989No. 88-96PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
The right to equal opportunity without discrimination based on race or other such invidious ground is protected by a policy to which both this nation and its capital city have accorded the “highest priority.” Trafficante v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 409 U.S. 205, 211, 93 S.Ct. 364, 367, 34 L.Ed.2d 415 (1972); see Greater Washington Bus. Ctr. v. District of Columbia Comm’n on Human Rights, 454 A.2d 1333, 1337 (D.C.1982) [citing D.C. Code § 1-2501 (1981) ]. It is a warrant for the here and now, and not merely a hope of future enjoyment of some formalistic…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Price Waterhouse v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Simpson v. District of Columbia Office of Human RightsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- English v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013
- Carter-Obayuwana v. Howard UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- George Washington University v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
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